Byōdō-in Temple

Summary

Byōdō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,088 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Byōdō-in Temple's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Byōdō-in Temple's religion is recorded as non-denominational^[4].
• Byōdō-in Temple is located in Uji^[5].
• Byōdō-in Temple is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Byōdō-in Temple is on the body of water Yodo River^[7].
• Byōdō-in Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[8].
• Byōdō-in Temple's instance of is recorded as Pure Land garden^[9].
• Byōdō-in Temple's founder is recorded as Fujiwara no Yorimichi^[10].
• Byōdō-in Temple's founder is recorded as Myōson^[11].
• Byōdō-in Temple is associated with the mappō thought movement^[12].
• Byōdō-in Temple is associated with the Pure Land worship movement^[13].
• Byōdō-in Temple is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[14].
• Byōdō-in Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi^[15].
• Byōdō-in Temple's Commons category is recorded as Byōdō-in^[16].
• Byōdō-in Temple comprises Byodo-in Museum Hoshokan^[17].
• Byōdō-in Temple comprises Phoenix Hall^[18].
• 1052 marks the founding of Byōdō-in Temple^[19].
• Byōdō-in Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.889444444444, 'lon': 135.80777777778}^[20].
• Byōdō-in Temple's significant event is recorded as Battle of Uji^[21].
• Byōdō-in Temple's significant event is recorded as renovation^[22].
• Byōdō-in Temple's significant event is recorded as destruction^[23].
• Byōdō-in Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Amitābha Buddha^[24].
• Byōdō-in Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.byodoin.or.jp/^[25].
• Byōdō-in Temple's main subject is Sukhavati^[26].
• Byōdō-in Temple's phone number is recorded as +81 774-21-2861^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Fujiwara no Yorimichi^[10] and Myōson^[11]. 1052 marks the founding of Byōdō-in Temple^[19].

Identity

Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[14], a cultural heritage^[28], in Japan^[29] and Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi^[15], a pilgrims' way^[30], in Japan^[31].

Why It Matters

Byōdō-in Temple ranks in the top 2% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,088 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]